May 25, 2013

April Reminds Us to Be Prepared!

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Amy Hannold April is Earthquake Awareness Month.  Emergencies, including earthquakes and other disasters you could encounter where you live, can be financially devastating.   A visit to the Red Cross website http://www.redcross.org/ can get your family ready for an emergency.  The Red Cross encourages everyone to “Make a Plan, Get a Kit, Be Informed”.  Their website [...]

A Dozen Apps For Busy Moms

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With the use of smart phones and tablets, moms are using apps to do anything from keeping track of their grocery lists to scheduling play dates in order to simplify their daily lives and organize their families. Check out  one dozen apps to begin simplifying your mom world that I wrote about over  on the  [...]

Free Toy Bin Labels

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Help your kids learn to not only pick up tier toys but to keep them organized with these FREE toy bin labels from Lily Janes Stationary.    Click here to get you free labels.  

10 Habits of an Organized Kid

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After another morning of chaos, missing shoes, forgotten jackets and piles of laundry strewn across my children’s bathroom I concluded that it was time to begin modeling and molding my children to become organized beings. I believe some children are natural born organizers and others are free-for-alls. Either way, all of us can become organized. [...]

DIY Wall Storage Bins

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Are you an organization junkie and love storage bins and containers?  you will love this DIY hanging storage bin sI discovered over on Remodel aholic. It’s practical, trendy, rustic and she even gives you step by step how to instructions to create your own Wall storage bin. Click here to go to Remodel aholic now [...]

Mom Tip: Organizing Small Toys

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MOM Tip – Over the door shoe organizers are great for storing your kids small toys, stuffed animals, doll clothes, art supplies etc.

DIY Pet First Aid Kit

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Spring is in the air, which means our four legged friends will be venturing outdoors more. As pet owners we need to be prepared for those pet emergencies. Get prepared now by creating a DIY pet first aid kit with my suggested kit supply list.  Click here  for my complete DIY pet first aid kit [...]

5 Make Your Own Chore charts

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Stop the nagging, the pleading and the daily asking over your kids chores. Create and use one of these simple to create chore charts and motivate your kids to get busy checking off the chores they have accomplished each day. Kids Choice Chore System A Pretty Life in the Suburbs created her chore chart to [...]

Free Kids’ Morning & Night Time Routine To Do Charts

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A simple and fun way to teach your kids both a morning and night time routine of what things they need to learn to be responsible for doing without you having to remind them.   Print out these free Kids’ Morning & Nighttime Routine To Do Charts from Your Life Events and let the fun begin.  Click [...]

Free Lunch Menu Planner

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Use this free monthly lunch menu planner (week days only)  to help you  keep track of what is for lunch, who is in need of a packed lunch or who is buying a hot lunch at school.   Click here to get your free lunch planner from Anything But Perfect.